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Knowledge in a Nutshell | 
 enlarge | Author: Charles Reichblum
Publisher: Century Features, Inc.
Category: Book
List Price: $9.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 290101
Media: Paperback
Edition: 2nd
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 260
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 7.8 x 5 x 0.7
ISBN: 0966099184
Dewey Decimal Number: 031
EAN: 9780966099188
ASIN: 0966099184
Publication Date: January 25, 2005
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Condition: Immaculate condition . private seller. No marks
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Product Description
Over 500 amazing, astounding, fun facts--A treasure chest for trivia buffs. Want to be surprised with the truth? Discover how you've been misled for years? Get a kick out of coincidences? Crack open "Knowledge in a Nutshell" and find out * The U.S. state that no longer exists * The man who was present when THREE U.S. Presidents were assassinated * Why hamburgers are called hamburgers--even though they have no ham in them If you love wild, wacky, absolutely true facts; real-life, bizarre accounts; or history so shocking the school books left it out, you'll have heaps of fun with this endlessly entertaining book.
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 something for everyone October 28, 2000
4 out of 7 found this review helpful
What a wonderful book. I keep going through it and find so many fascinating facts and stories. It's a great conversation starter on almost any subject from Presidents, movies, music, history, health, money to holidays and food. I give it as gifts. People really love it. It's the Nuts!
Full of amazing stories April 26, 1999
17 out of 18 found this review helpful
Of all the trivia books I have read, this is the best. Remarkably accurate, it is full of amazing stories. Did you know that in 1752 America went from September 2nd to September 14th with no days in between? Which came first--the chicken or the egg? Which president's wife and mother died on the same day in the same year? The facts are in this book. I particularly liked the way the book is organized into 18 chapters along social and scientific lines. It's easy to find nuggets of information on just about any subject. Fun to read, you could also use this book to prepare yourself to converse with and impress anybody in any field!
 This one could have been a lot better March 2, 1999
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
I thought that this book was cute and somewhat interesting, but not worth the price. It contains misstakes. It is also not very original. It is, at best, average.
 This kind of book should really try to get it right February 9, 1999
14 out of 14 found this review helpful
This is a cute little book that is moderately interesting, however inaccurate in at least 4 entries which leaves me feeling unsure about the validity of the rest of the book. A quote from Socrates was said to have been made by Plato. Sharks do indeed get cancer as well as other diseases. There are many theories for Olber's paradox.... just to name a few. Go ahead and read it, but don't use it as a serious resource.
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